Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov – Preview & Matchup Analysis

Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov fight preview

UFC Fight Night 183: Felder vs. dos Anjos is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 14, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Julian “The Cuban Missle Crisis” Marquez will take on Saparbeg Safarov in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 183 card.

In this post, we will break down Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 34-year-old, Julian Marquez is coming in with a 7-2-0 record. Marquez will be fighting for the first time since a loss via split decision against Alessio Di Chirico at The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale in July.

Safarov, meanwhile, is coming off a submission loss against Rodolfo Vieira on July 6, 2018 at UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero and holds a 9-3-0 record.

Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov
34
Age
37
6′ 2″
Height
6′ 1″
185 lbs.
Weight
185 lbs.
75″
Reach
78″
7-2-0
Record
9-3-0
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox

Julian Marquez has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 37-year-old, Saparbeg Safarov is an orthodox fighter with a 78″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Julian Marquez:
→ Marquez’s striking accuracy is 40%.
→ Marquez lands 3.80 significant strikes per minute.
→ Marquez’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Marquez’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Marquez’s takedown defense is 52%.

Marquez comes in with 40% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.80 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Safarov fires at 48% accuracy, landing about 4.03 significant strikes per minute. Julian Marquez also has a 0% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.00 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Safarov’s 2.52 takedowns and 33% takedown accuracy.

Saparbeg Safarov:
→ Safarov’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Safarov lands 4.03 significant strikes per minute.
→ Safarov’s takedown accuracy is 41%.
→ Safarov’s takedown average is 2.52 per 15 minutes.
→ Safarov’s takedown defense is 33%.

Saparbeg spent on average 7:27 minutes in the Octagon and Julian has an average fight time of 10:01 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 183 is live in , who do you think will win, Julian or Saparbeg? Sound off in the comments.

Event Name
UFC Fight Night 183: Felder vs. dos Anjos
Date
November 14, 2020
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Matchup
Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov

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